Krishnampathy tank is situated in the village Telugupalayam. The capacity of the tank is 7.67 MCft. This registered ayacut is 568.79 acres with a water-spread area of 178 acres. Presently, the total capacity is 86 acres and water revived area is 75 acres. The catchment area is 16 sp.km. there are two sluice present for the tank and its full tank level is 11m.
The Noyyal river water is diverted to at the point of Chitrachavadi anaicut, then water is passing through the Pudhukulam tank, after overflow water reached to Konarampathy tank, then water reached to Narasimpathy tank, then water is reached to Krishnampathy tank. This tank is chain of water tank of river Noyyal.
The water spread area of the tank is 0.712 sq.km. The major encroachment area in this tank is 3 acres. Nearly 300 huts are occupied in the foreshore and 25 acres of land is leased to
The flora of this tank includes climbers and herbs such as Cardiospermum halicacabum, Alternanthera pungens, Amaranthus spinosus, Asystacia gangetica, Commelina benghalensis, Crozophora rottleri, Cynodon dactylon, Gisekia parnesoides, Glinus lotoides, Heliotropium scabrum, Parthenium hysterophorus, Trianthema decandra, Trianthema portulacastrum and Astragantha longifolia.
Eichornia crassipus is seen on the water surface as a floating herb. xanthium stumarium is a shrub which is very common in the fallow land in the fallow land in the tank. Vitex negundo could be seen as a cultivated plant along the bunds of the tank.
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